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About the book

Description

This book shows you how to release and develop your innate creativity so that you can create novel and innovative products, services and processes, as well as solve problems and improve your current business practises.

Creativity techniques such as individual and group brainstorming, forced association, and reverse thinking are explained and examples of each are provided.

The book also explains how to give your current creativity a boost as you apply it to your life and work.

About the author

Harold Taylor, CSP, president of Harold Taylor Time Consultants Ltd., and now operating as Taylor In Time, was a teaching master at Humber College of Applied Arts & Technology in Toronto, Canada for eight years before launching into the consulting business. He has now been speaking, writing and conducting training programs on the topic of effective time management for over 35 years. He has written over 20 books, including a Canadian bestseller, Making Time Work for You. He has developed over 50 time management products, including the popular Taylor Planner, which has sold in 38 countries around the world. He has had over 300 articles accepted for publication.

A past director of the National Association of Professional Organizers, Harold Taylor received their Founder’s Award in 1999 for outstanding contributions to the organizing profession. He received the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation in 1987 from the National Speakers Association. In 1998 the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers inducted him into the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame. And in 2001, he received the first Founder’s Award from the Professional Organizers in Canada. The award has been named in his honor.

Since 1981, when he incorporated the original time management company, he has personally presented over 2000 workshops, speeches and keynotes on the topic of time and life management.

Content

An Introduction To Creativity

What Is Creativity?

Do We Become Less Creative As We Age?

To Be Creative Is To Have A Questioning Attitude

Lateral Thinking

Creativity Can Be Developed

Make Time For Creativity

Busyness Is The Enemy Of Creativity

Creativity Requires Time

Thinksomnia

Creativity Is Our Greatest Resource

Make Creative Thinking A Priority

Generating Ideas Through Brainstorming

Group Brainstorming

Improving Group Brainstorming

Individual Brainstorming

The Best Time For Brainstorming

Examples Of Brainstorming

Creative Problem-Solving Techniques

Introducing The Think Tank

Want To Write Greeting Card Copy?

Say The Opposite Of What You Mean

Do The Opposite Of What Is Normal

The More You Practice The Better You Get

Physical Movement Activates The Brain

Take Frequent Breaks From Work

Capture Those Fleeting Ideas

Don’T Spend Breaks At Your Workstation

Ways To Boost Your Creativity

Other People Can Stimulate Your Creativity

Music While You Work

Laughter And Creativity Mix Well

Get Organized

What You Eat Is What You Get

Get Plenty Of Sleep

Merge More With Nature

The Power Of Attitude And Gratitude

Practice Creative Thinking

Kick-Start Your Thinking

Individual Brainstorming

Getting Real With Your Creativity Development

Avoid Functional Fixedness

Quick Tips For Stimulating Creativity

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